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More than 6 inches of snow fell on areas of Riverside County, part of the state's southern-most growing region, which produces nearly half of the nation's avocado supply.

Mark your calendar! We have a number of outstanding workshops already booked for 2020! More details will follow in the coming weeks! PASTURE LAMBING SCHOOL (March 7 - Auburn, CA): This hands-on, half-day school will provide you with knowledge and skills necessary to successfully managing lambing ewe...

If you were thinking of trying to net a cabbage white butterfly to win Art Shapiro's "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest"--a butterfly for a pitcher of beer, or its equivalent--you're too late. The contest is over. No winner this year.

December 16, 2019 About twenty farmers and University research partners who have been involved with the CIG Project, Securing the future of highly productive organic no-till vegetable production systems in California (CA), that started in 2018, took part in a two-hour televideo conference discussion...

At 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the University of California Desert Research and Extension Center - (1004 Holton Rd, Holtville, CA), we will display for your observation and evaluation our hybrid carrot trial.

Common Name: Toyon, California holly Planting Zone: Sunset 14-24 Size: 8-15 ft. shrub or small, multi-trunked tree to 25 ft. Bloom Season: Flowers in summer; red berries in fall and winter Exposure: Full sun or partial shade Pruning Needs: None needed.

The University of California is providing a free online course, Healthy Beverages in Early Care & Education, in English and Spanish for child care providers in California.

By Faith Kearns Brinda Sarathy is Professor of Environmental Analysis and Director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College. In addition to being on the faculty at Pitzer, you are also directing the Redford Conservancy.

At first glance, they're often mistaken for bees, but bees they are not. They're flies. You've probably seen them hovering over flowers, which is why syprhids are commonly called "hover flies" or "flower flies." Enter Andrew Young.

Wet Damp and Chilly Deep in the Throes of Winter One Month till Signs of Spring...